COMPETITION: Win 2 tickets to launch of the Lowly Knights’ new EP
To be in with a chance to win 2 tickets to their new EP launch, answer the following question: What is the name of the first Lowly Knights EP? Send your name and your answer to arts@thegown.org.uk by 8th September.
August 16th, 2010 | No Comments
ARTS: Free Mark Ronson gig and chance to hear Tim Robbins in Belfast
Mark Ronson and The Business Intl. are to play a free gig in the Waterfront Hall on Thursday 19th September as part of the MTV Presents… series of concerts. Having produced Amy Winehouse’s fantastic ‘Back To Black’, and his own cover album ‘Versions’, Ronson is one of the industry’s most in demand producers. Catchy single, ‘Bang Bang Bang’ went to number one in the UK chart this year. The Waterfront Hall will be the first date in his UK tour with The Business Intl. BY BEN FINCH
August 16th, 2010 | No Comments
REVIEW: Vincent River
With the Belfast Pride festival coming to a close, Philip Ridley’s Vincent River, a dark play of loss and acceptance, provided a more than suitable ending to the festival’s twentieth birthday celebrations. Gracing the stage of the Crescent Arts Centre the depiction of a mother’s grief over the hate-crime committed against her homosexual son, combined with a tormented teenage boy’s search for his true sexual identity, was intense, thought-provoking and unapologetically raw. BY WENDY BROWNE
August 16th, 2010 | No Comments
REVIEW: Birdemic: Shock and Terror
Birdemic: Shock and Terror is the micro-budget tale of a young couple’s struggle to survive when their home town is attacked by a flock of killer birds. Written, directed and produced by amateur James Nguyen, the film has attained cult-status on the internet for its awfulness, but is it really that bad? BY CONNELL LOCKE www.queensfilmtheatre.com
August 16th, 2010 | No Comments
REVIEW: Avenged Sevenfold – Nightmare
In the immortal words of AC/DC, “It’s a long way to the top if you wanna rock n’ roll.” This has never been truer than today. While older metal bands, such as Metallica and Iron Maiden, have huge fanbases that stretch decades, newer metal bands have to build their fanbase up from scratch. This is made even more difficult considering the genre is no longer the commercial juggernaut it once was. As a result, very few modern metal bands manage to become serious forces in the genre – but amongst those who have, Avenged Sevenfold are a shining example. Their influence is only set to spread with the release of Nightmare, easily their most polished and technically accomplished effort yet. BY ANDREW SCOTT
August 16th, 2010 | Comment (1)
NEWS: President and escort McGreevy raises money for suicide awareness charity
BY CONNOR DALY
‘Turn the Tide on Suicide’ has held what has been described as the most successful tea and coffee morning on campus in over ten years. The event was hosted by Students’ Union President Gareth McGreevy last Friday morning in The Great Hall. Those unable to attend the coffee morning could donate online throughout the day.
August 10th, 2010 | Comments (10)
NEWS: Noel Dempsey addresses Ógra summer school at Queen’s amidst criticism over travel costs
Noel Dempsey, TD and Minister for Transport of the Republic of Ireland, claimed that recent newspaper criticisms of his use of the Government jet from Dublin to Derry to attend last month’s MacGill Summer School have been exaggerated. Attending the annual Ógra Fianna Fáil Summer School in Queen’s Students’ Union on Saturday, Mr Dempsey also admitted that with “the wonderful benefit of hindsight” perhaps alternative arrangements may have been sought. The Irish Daily Mail estimated that the total cost of using the Government jet in this instance was in the region of €100,000. The summer school brought together young members of Fianna Fáil, the Ulster Unionist Party and the Democratic Unionist Party, with three sessions of discussion and debate taking place. BY CONNOR DALY
August 10th, 2010 | Comments (4)
REVIEW: Twilight Eclipse
Films of the Twilight saga never struck much of a chord with me, perhaps because it was always more of a teenage melodrama. Surprisingly, the trailer of the third installment naturally draws you in and the film does not disappoint. It’s the best yet. There is certainly enough throughout to keep it entertaining and the feature ends without need for complaint. Fortunately, there is plenty of varied vampire imagery to make Twilight Eclipse a substantial effort towards the vampire film sub-genre. BY LAURA SHEARER
August 6th, 2010 | No Comments
COMMENT: CAS decision spells uncertain future for Northern Ireland football team
This week The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) turned down a plea from the Irish FA to amend current laws stipulating player eligibility. Whilst this was not an unexpected outcome, the decision has cast a major cloud of uncertainty over the very future of the Northern Ireland international squad. Hard to believe, you might imagine, given the current on-field success of the Northern Ireland team, beating the Englands and Spains of this world in recent years. BY RYAN SIMPSON
August 4th, 2010 | Comments (7)
REVIEW: Escape Act – Balance
Empty shops are sad places; shutters permanently down, no customers and the shelves free of stock. They are cold, lifeless, depressing. They are signs of lost hopes and dreams, of economic hardship. With the help of Out of Place and The Streetwise Samba Band, Escape Act changed all this on Saturday for the release of their second album, Balance, turning an empty storefront in Belfast’s Cornmarket into a place more exciting than the Apple Store on iPhone release day. BY BEN FINCH
July 30th, 2010 | No Comments
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